CVE-2014-0231

The mod_cgid module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.10 does not have a timeout mechanism, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process hang) via a request to a CGI script that does not read from its stdin file descriptor.

Score

CVSS 2.0 5.0 Medium

Status

Modified - secalert@redhat.com

Published

2014-07-20

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected products

• Http Server (Apache)

References

• http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0304.html
• http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0305.html
• http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143403519711434&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143748090628601&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144493176821532&w=2
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130769/RSA-Digital-Certificate-Solution-XSS-Denial-Of-Service.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1019.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1020.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1021.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/60536
• http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/CHANGES
• http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/generators/mod_cgid.c
• http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/generators/mod_cgid.c?r1=1482522&r2=1535125&diff_format=h
• http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/generators/mod_cgid.c?r1=1565711&r2=1610509&diff_format=h
• http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2989
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:142
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68742
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1120596
• https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04832246
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/56c2e7cc9deb1c12a843d0dc251ea7fd3e7e80293cde02fcd65286ba%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org…
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/84a3714f0878781f6ed84473d1a503d2cc382277e100450209231830%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org…
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d63cb8e9100f28a99429b4328e4e7cebce861d5772ac9863ba2ae6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org…
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f7f95ac1cd9895db2714fa3ebaa0b94d0c6df360f742a40951384a53%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org…
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r476d175be0aaf4a17680ef98c5153b4d336eaef76fb2224cc94c463a%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.or…
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r57608dc51b79102f3952ae06f54d5277b649c86d6533dcd6a7d201f7%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.or…
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r75cbe9ea3e2114e4271bbeca7aff96117b50c1b6eb7c4772b0337c1f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.or…